"Two activists from Last Generation pasted images of a flooded Tuscan town over the goddess's giant shell on the 15th-century work (at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence) before being escorted to a police station." - AFP (Yahoo!)
The show will include 50 works by Hals — but not Two Laughing Boys With a Mug of Beer, which was stolen (for the third time) from the Museum Hofje van Mevrouw van Aerden in Leerdam in August 2020. Rijksmuseum director Taco Dibbets has asked publicly for its return. - The Guardian
The vocation of theory to give us perspective on the production of ideas—on their historical conjuncture, their class interests, their philosophical deficiencies, their determined style—flounders in the current anti-idea immediatism. - e-flux
Released just last month, the most recent research shows that, while Calgarians are still interested in engaging in the arts, audiences are much more selective about what they attend. Affordability is an issue, but so is the amount of discretionary time available to take in the arts. - Calgary Herald
“Broadway and the road have gone through different eras and phases, and it will continue to morph, but we may be beginning a chapter of something new. Because this works artistically, it works economically, and so far, it’s been very exciting to do it this way.” - Los Angeles Times
In August, the company reduced its staff by about 16%, developed a smaller scale for Festival O, and trimmed the budget by about 20% to $11 million, a level director David Devan had called “short-term sustainable.” Now the annual budget has been cut again, to $10 million for the coming season. - Philadelphia Inquirer
The 14% year-over-year decline in the number of new scripted series across live television networks and streaming represented the steepest drop-off in at least a decade, per FX Research. - Axios
"We need to stop treating museums, theaters and galleries like sacred spaces that exist in some rarefied realm of public life. And we need to start treating them — and funding them — like interstate highways, high-speed internet and other infrastructure projects, using money that’s earmarked to maintain the country’s infrastructure." - The New York Times
No, this is not a joke, though Robert F. Worth thought it was, when he first saw the announcement that the Lebanese Shiite militant group was staging an "immersive theatrical performance" titled The Crossing, complete with live gunfire and Hamas-style tunnels. - The Atlantic (MSN)
"We know there is no revenue from the development sessions themselves, but it’s still work, and that doesn’t change whether there’s revenue today or whether it’s an investment producers are making against future profits. And that work must be appropriately compensated.” - The Hollywood Reporter
Writer and dancer Lakshmi Thiagarajan explains some of the origins and history of the South Asian classical dance form, the components of a traditional performance, and how a solo dancer can portray multiple characters with no change of costume or makeup. - Psyche
Fiennes, 61, renowned for his roles in Schindler’s List and the Harry Potter films and currently starring in a touring production of Macbeth, said audiences should be “shocked and disturbed”. - The Guardian
"A new UCLA Labor Center study of (the theme park's) employees reveals that … 44% of the workers reported that they worried about being evicted from their homes, while more than half cut the size of their meals — or skipped them — because they didn’t have enough money for food." - The Hollywood Reporter
Music preferences can reflect emotional states and change with life experiences, suggesting a deep psychological connection to the types of music individuals choose. - Neuroscience News
Firestrom Books in Asheville got a call from a distributor asking them to take in eight tons of books rejected by Duval County Public Schools (Jacksonville). Now Firestorm is giving those volumes to anyone who asks — including quite a few Floridians. - The Washington Post (MSN)
